2026-08-28T17:40:24-05:00 2025-12-31 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2025-01-01 520972043 THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS REPO 2027959300 1156 15TH STREET NW 1020 WASHINGTON DC 20005 BRUCE BROWN PRESIDENT 2027959300 2026-08-27 1 P01608826 4108840220 2025 BRUCE BROWN 1156 15TH STREET NW 1020 WASHINGTON DC 20005 16395656 0 X WWW.RCFP.ORG X 1970 DC TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO GATHER AND DISTRIBUTE NEWS; TO KEEP GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE BY ENSURING ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS, MEETINGS AND COURTROOMS; AND TO PRESERVE THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE SPEECH AND UNFETTERED PRESS, AS GUARANTEED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. 30 30 52 48 0 0 7635162 14981169 158080 222047 830147 843661 -271266 -184722 8352123 15862155 0 0 0 0 5707810 6331833 0 115000 900577 1192137 1354467 6899947 7801300 1452176 8060855 22087216 31226043 2457743 2206659 19629473 29019384 X TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO GATHER AND DISTRIBUTE NEWS; TO KEEP GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE BY ENSURING ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS, MEETINGS AND COURTROOMS; AND TO PRESERVE THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE SPEECH AND UNFETTERED PRESS, AS GUARANTEED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. 0 0 5969326 222047 LEGAL DEFENSE AND RESEARCHTHE COMMITTEE PROVIDES AROUND-THE-CLOCK, PRO BONO SERVICES TO ALL NEWS MEDIA. IT OFFERS FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND RESEARCH TO JOURNALISTS AND ATTORNEYS, FILES AMICUS BRIEFS, PUBLISHES NUMEROUS GUIDES AND MATERIALS, AND SPEAKS OUT AGAINST THREATS TO THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. THE COMMITTEE UNDERTAKES LEGAL DEFENSE AND RESEARCH PROJECTS IN ALL AREAS OF MEDIA LAW, AND ASSISTS JOURNALISTS AND NEWS ORGANIZATIONS WITH FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND ACCESS-TO-COURT CASES. THE LEGAL DEFENSE AND RESEARCH PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:PRE-PUBLICATION LEGAL SERVICES - THE COMMITTEE PROVIDES THESE SERVICES TO FREELANCE AND INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS INCLUDING DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS.PUBLICATIONS - THE COMMITTEE PUBLISHES AND MAINTAINS A BLOG, VARIOUS ONLINE LEGAL GUIDES AND OTHER MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) WIKI, FOR GATHERING AND DISSEMINATING THE NEWS. THE COMMITTEE'S INTERNET WEBSITE PROVIDES CONTENT ON MEDIA LAW AND JOURNALISM, WHICH IS UPDATED ON A DAILY BASIS.FELLOWSHIP/INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS - THE COMMITTEE OFFERS LAW FELLOWSHIPS FOR RECENT LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES AND AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR JOURNALISM AND LAW STUDENTS EACH SUMMER AND DURING AN ACADEMIC SEMESTER.THE COMMITTEE'S LITIGATION PRACTICE, WHICH INCLUDES ITS STAFF ATTORNEYS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AS WELL AS COLORADO, INDIANA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, OKLAHOMA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND TENNESSEE, COMPLEMENTS ITS TRADITIONAL AMICUS BRIEF WORK AT A TIME OF INCREASED NEED IN THE NEWS MEDIA FOR IMPACT LITIGATION AND PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES. THE COMMITTEE'S ATTORNEYS HELP JOURNALISTS AND NEWS ORGANIZATIONS DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS TO GATHER AND REPORT THE NEWS AND GAIN ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND COURT PROCEEDINGS. THE COMMITTEE HAS A NETWORK OF LAWYERS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO, FROM TIME TO TIME, SERVE AS LOCAL COUNSEL ON AMICUS BRIEFS OR PARTNERS WITH THE COMMITTEE IN OTHER WAYS. 5969326 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AL AZ AR CA DE ID FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MS NE NH NJ NM NY NC LA MN MT OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV TX VT WY DC SD IN IA MO X X DANIEL YU 2027959300 1156 15TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 STEPHEN ADLER CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET LOW VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MASSIMO CALABRESI SECRETARY/TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NIK DEOGUN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 WOLF BLITZER STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID BOARDMAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THEODORE BOUTROUS EXECUTIVE - DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES 0.50 X 0 0 0 LYNETTE CLEMETSON FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MANUEL GARCIA DEVELOPMENT - AUDIT COMMITTEES 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILIO GARCIA-RUIZ FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSH GERSTEIN POLICY & PROGRAM COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER GIBNEY POLICY & PROGRAM COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 GAIL GOVE EXEC. - POLICY & PROGRAM COMMITTEES 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES GRIMALDI FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE 0.75 X 0 0 0 LAURA HANDMAN EXEC. - POLICY & PROGRAM COMMITTEES 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIEGO IBARGUEN EXEC. - P.&P. - F.&I. COMMITTEES 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN KAISER POLICY & PROGRAM - AUDIT COMMITTEES 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID LAUTER AUDIT COMMITTEE UNTIL MAY 0.75 X 0 0 0 KIMBRIELL KELLY POLICY & PROGRAM COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON STEERING COMMITTEE UNTIL MAY 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES NEFF STEERING COMMITTEE UNTIL MAY 0.50 X 0 0 0 NORMAN PEARLSTINE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 THOMAS RUBIN EXECUTIVE - DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES SAVAGE POLICY & PROGRAM COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SONDAG FIN. & INV. COMMITTEE UNTIL SEP. 1.25 X 0 0 0 NABIHA SYED DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM SYMSON DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW THOMPSON POLICY & PROGRAM COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 VICKIE WALTON-JAMES POLICY & PROGRAM - AUDIT COMMITTEES 0.50 X 0 0 0 SEWELL CHAN STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JASON CONTI POLICY & PROGRAM - DEV. COMMITTEES 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARTY BARON STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA MACCALLUM STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW MURRAY STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRUCE BROWN PRESIDENT 40.00 X 292612 0 33005 DANIEL YU VP OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS 40.00 X 198627 0 12058 GABRIEL ROTTMAN VP OF POLICY 40.00 X 186974 0 20306 MICHAEL ZWIRN VP OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 177357 0 22742 LISA ZYCHERMAN VP OF LEGAL PROGRAMMING 40.00 X 209443 0 12187 JENNIFER TOPPER VP OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 180115 0 10639 JENNIFER ANNE NELSON DIR. OF PREPUB. REV. & JOURN. SUPP. 40.00 X 161997 0 10471 1407125 0 121408 24 0 1 0 INEZ WEINSTEIN SPECIAL EVENTS INC 215 PARK AVE SOUTH NEW YORK NY 10003 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING 115000 1 1828989 13152180 14981169 PROGRAM SERVICES 900099 222047 222047 222047 591781 591781 433815 181935 251880 251880 251880 159895 1828989 351566 -191671 -191671 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 4549 4549 HONORARIUM 900099 2400 2400 6949 15862155 222047 0 658939 536304 431832 50031 54441 4754921 3835063 438516 481342 218784 172961 22944 22879 385912 305083 40472 40357 435912 353995 39117 42800 89513 89513 25000 25000 115000 115000 64148 64148 215910 67896 119609 28405 37965 31996 1819 4150 114572 64150 19759 30663 65994 65994 324591 260932 28851 34808 149766 107650 31092 11024 57263 46185 5281 5797 24469 22129 1058 1282 COMPUTER RESEARCH 104866 94348 6318 4200 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 63695 19599 37306 6790 TAXES AND LICENSES 16715 76 16639 7801300 5969326 931397 900577 370469 472819 6885644 4517396 1568263 4737363 66818 84646 713232 516032 254463 197200 11233418 19785130 1708141 1431489 22087216 31226043 300522 387922 2157221 1818737 2457743 2206659 X 10115671 14297453 9513802 14721931 19629473 29019384 22087216 31226043 8060855 1329056 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5236129 6995662 4066380 7635162 14981169 38914502 5236129 6995662 4066380 7635162 14981169 38914502 6697910 32216592 386406 379938 421217 539809 591781 2319151 639 3945 622 705 6949 12860 41246513 1079733 0.78110 0.76330 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 639. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 3,945. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 622. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 705. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 4,549. HONORARIUM - 2025 AMOUNT: $ 2,400. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5350 5350 6831225 6836575 491829 122957 0 0 403527 430508 456384 491829 1782248 2673372 1970 1674 7413 5350 16407 100882 107627 114096 122957 445562 668343 9611246 0 1071982 336655 7355 10339218 9907309 2032315 979139 3300902 6615 9611246 10038505 1535108 1286504 2948171 4637 9907309 10051766 2998614 -876612 2130679 4584 10038505 7323488 1213739 3367731 1848349 4843 10051766 0.15100 0.38700 0.46200 0 0 530162 334232 195930 76369 76369 0 106701 105431 1270 197200 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 1818737 1818737 X 17478629 1329056 351566 1680622 15798007 64148 64148 15862155 8088718 351566 351566 7737152 64148 64148 7801300 PART V, LINE 4: INCOME FROM THE KNIGHT FUND IS USED TO SUPPORT LITIGATION AND LITIGATION-RELATED ACTIVITIES PROVIDED BY THE COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUAL JOURNALISTS, FREELANCERS, DIGITAL COMMUNICATORS, AND NEWS ORGANIZATIONS. THE JACK NELSON FUND IS A BOARD-DESIGNATED QUASI-ENDOWMENT USED TO SUPPORT THE COST OF MAINTAINING THE JACK NELSON LEGAL FELLOW, WHO FOCUSES ON STATE AND LOCAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ISSUES. THE COMMITTEE MAY SPEND UP TO THE AMOUNT NEEDED TO FUND THE FELLOW'S ANNUAL COST. PART X, LINE 2: THE COMMITTEE BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 351,566. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 351,566. X X X X X 1 INEZ WEINSTEIN SPECIAL EVENTS INC 215 PARK AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 2014 NEW YORK NY 10003 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING 0 1988884 115000 1873884 1988884 115000 1873884 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY DC FREEDOM THE PRESS AWARDS 1988884 1828989 159895 482 71821 279263 1988884 1828989 159895 482 71821 279263 351566 -191671 SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION SERVICES AND FUNDRAISING STRATEGY X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRUCE BROWN PRESIDENT 292612 0 0 0 0 0 15520 0 17485 0 325617 0 0 0 LISA ZYCHERMAN VP OF LEGAL PROGRAMMING 209443 0 0 0 0 0 10171 0 2016 0 221630 0 0 0 DANIEL YU VP OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS 198627 0 0 0 0 0 9961 0 2097 0 210685 0 0 0 GABRIEL ROTTMAN VP OF POLICY 186974 0 0 0 0 0 9398 0 10908 0 207280 0 0 0 MICHAEL ZWIRN VP OF DEVELOPMENT 177357 0 0 0 0 0 9177 0 13565 0 200099 0 0 0 JENNIFER TOPPER VP OF COMMUNICATIONS 180115 0 0 0 0 0 8706 0 1933 0 190754 0 0 0 JENNIFER ANNE NELSON DIR. OF PREPUB. REV. & JOURN. SUPP. 161997 0 0 0 0 0 7941 0 2530 0 172468 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE CONSISTED OF 9 DIRECTORS IN 2025. SUBJECT TO ANY LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTIONS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE ALL OF THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE EXCEPT TO AMEND OR REPEAL THE GOVERNING PRINCIPLES, FILL VACANCIES ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE OR ANY OF ITS COMMITTEES (INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) OR DISSOLVE OR TERMINATE THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY BOTH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE PRESIDENT. A COPY IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CIRCULATED AMONG THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND THEY ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN IT ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DURING THE TAX YEAR.